See original post. Sorry it took so long to respond to the hue-and-cry in the comments.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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4 comments:
Thank you so much for that. We are fighting an uphill battle with them. I and others in the neighborhood have gone to various places for help with this and have gotten little response. It is encouraging to have someone agree with us.
It seems like it's just one preson that keeps writting these hateful messages about them on this blog and it's hard to believe that some peple have nothing else to do but try to destroy what others enjoy, just because they're not at that age anymore...It's selfish.Maybe that's why this person is not getting any responses, because all the others in the neighborhood support them and think they're doing nothing wrong?!?!
Dolce Vita is the selfish one. They do whatever they please and don't care how it affects the neighborhood. You think we want to destroy what others enjoy, but how about the neighbors wanting to enjoy a little peace and quiet after a work week or some babies and small children needing sleep? If Dolce Vita had a quiet coffee shop as they first claimed to be there would be no problem. But they have turned into a night club with music blaring and customers shouting and fighting outside in the early morning hours. Last weekend the police had to be called to break up a fight between some customers. Is that what you call enjoyment?
Changing the atmosphere at Dolce Vita from a Café to a Lounge wasn't the owner's idea of weasling his way into a liquor liscence. They revised their business model to fit the patrons that visited on a regular basis....younger people. Once they decided to focus more on the nightlife aspect, the sign outside was changed and the pastry case was sold.
As someone who lives close to Dolce Vita, I have to say that I love having a place to go and dance and have a beer that is right around the corner. I don't have to walk home from the subway alone, feeling scared after staying in Manhattan til midnight on a Saturday. I get home in 2 minutes instead of an hour.
At Dolce Vita, everyone is very kind and I don't feel self conscious about being turned away for not being attractive or fashionable enough like so many places in this city. I also don't have to sit and drink a pint next to a middle aged Irish man like at most other bars in the area.
The noise pollution has been a problem in the past but bringing doormen in on the weekends is helping. They're there to ask people to stay inside unless they're smoking and to make sure everyone is of age and that patrons are conducting themselves properly.
If you feel like many people don't conduct themselves well, I'd like to point out that we're in New York. No one conducts themselves in a polite manner. Try to think of how many times a day people hold the door open for you or how long it takes for a pregnant woman to be offered a seat on the subway during rush hour. Dolce Vita has done their part by hiring people to try to regulate people's behavior and if the neighborhood feels as if they were done wrong, they should ask the police to deal with the patrons, not the business owners.
Finally, if your issues with Dolce Vita are bothering you this much, you could always do what people did before blogs and message boards: go talk to the owners in a civilized manner and try to see their side and share your concerns with them. That's the best way to know that you've been heard.
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